Fresh
A lot of fun.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Chances Are
Alex has a lifetime full of wonderful memories. Unfortunately, they're not his.
1989 · 1h 48m · PG
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Directed by
Emile Ardolino
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Chances Are
Overview
Louie Jeffries is happily married to Corinne. On their first anniversary, Louie is killed crossing the road. Louie is reincarnated as Alex Finch, and twenty years later, fate brings Alex and Louie's daughter, Miranda, together. It's not until Alex is invited to Louie's home that he begins to remember his former life, wife and best friend. Of course, there's also the problem that he's attracted to Louie's/his own daughter.
Director and cast
- Emile Ardolino Director
- Cybill Shepherd as Corinne Jeffries
- Robert Downey Jr. as Alex Finch
- Ryan O'Neal as Philip Train
- Mary Stuart Masterson as Miranda Jeffries
- Christopher McDonald as Louie Jeffries
- Josef Sommer as Judge Fenwick
- Joe Grifasi as Omar
- Henderson Forsythe as Ben Bradlee
- Susan Ruttan as Woman in the Bookstore
- Lester Lanin as Conductor
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
68%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A potentially charming premise yields only a handful of chuckles.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
This went direct to video in Britain, but as latter-day Hollywood romantic comedies go, it has a bit more style than you might expect.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Rotten
Emile Ardolino, who directed Dirty Dancing, leaves the film hovering halfway between dewy romance and bedroom farce, but he displays little of the sharpness or comic timing needed for either one.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Fresh
The movie itself is surprisingly affecting, perhaps because Shepherd never goes for easy laughs but plays her character seriously.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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